Jim Tompkins

CEO, Thompkins International

 

Dr. James A. Tompkins is an international authority on leadership, logistics, material handling, outsourcing, and supply chain best practices. As the founder and CEO of Tompkins International, he provides leadership for Tompkins globally.

His 30-plus years as CEO of a consulting / integration firm and his focus on helping companies achieve profitable growth give him an insider’s view into what makes great companies even better. Listen to an interview of Jim Tompkins on the Business Leader Radio show.

As a high-level business advisor, his unique perspective prepares corporations and executives for the future.

To share his knowledge and provide up-to-date information on supply chain and business trends, he developed the GoGoGo! Blogand Global Supply Chain Podcast.

He has written or contributed to more than 30 books and eBooks, including Caught Between the Tiger and the Dragon, Bold Leadership, Logistics and Manufacturing Outsourcing, The Supply Chain Handbook, andNo Boundaries. Jim has been quoted in hundreds of business and industry magazines such as The Journal of Commerce, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, and FORTUNE, and he has spoken at more than 4,000 international engagements.

Jim has served as President of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Materials Management Society, and the College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education, and Purdue has named him a Distinguished Engineering Alum. He has also received more than 50 awards for his service to his profession.

 

Posts by Jim Tompkins

Procurement Moves from Tactical to Strategic

Procurement certainly has come a long way. The simple definition of "procure" that everyone knows is "to obtain, buy or acquire." A more complicated....More

Happy Peak Season: May Your SKUs Be On Target

It happens every year the holidays have once again crept up on us and are now right around the corner. For a lot of companies, this means revving up....More

Chinese Consumers Crave 'Affordable Luxury' in Apparel & Accessories

With China currently boasting the #1 apparel and #2 accessory markets in the world, there's no doubt that the fashion industry there is enjoying an....More

Acquisition Success Thrives on Supply Chain Integration: Focus on It from the Start & Avoid Uncomfortable Phone Calls Later

It happens to me almost every week. I get a call from a firm (private equity or a company that makes and ships products) explaining that they did a....More

How to Become Intimate With Your Supply Chain

Do you have "supply chain intimacy"? If not, do you want it, and how do you get it? Or, even more basic, what exactly is it? Let me help: Supply....More

This Quiz May Surprise You & Your Global Supply Chain

I like challenging quizzes that reveal surprising facts. Not only can you learn valuable information this way, but you also have something to impress....More

Food & Beverage Looks Closer at Supply Chain, Distribution Channels to Quell Rising Costs

Ketchup, french fries, soft drinks, cereal, milk, coffee, and sugar. No, this is not my grocery list; it's just a sampling of food and beverage (F....More

Are Good Intentions Creating Negative Effects on Transportation?

A few days ago, I read the Supply Chain Consortium's latest report, Domestic Transportation: Finding the Right Balance of Volume, Capacity and....More

China as a Global Supply Chain Hub? So Much Has Changed in 40 Years

In the early 1970s, I was a fresh-faced, new Ph.D. with big dreams, empty pockets, a beard and little hair. Four decades later, I've got a company I'....More

The Path to Profitable Growth is Paved with Supply Chain Core Benchmarks

Do you know how your company matches up with the competition? This question may appear to be deceptively simple. Yet, if you want to end up with the....More
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